126) Hiking Le Fjord du Saguenay, Québec

On Saturday, August 20th, 2022, I joined up with my friend, Brenda, for a 4-day hike of the very challenging terrain of the Fjord du Saguenay. This trail is rated as difficult and it actually is! I was thrilled. The stunning views are rivaled in awesomeness by the plethora of beluga whales that keep you company along the way. It is only a 41 kilometre hike but is challenging enough to justifiably be spread over 3 to 4 days. The refuges, where we stayed each of the 3 nights, are charming and situated with incredible views. This has to be one of my favourite hikes ever. I hope you’ll enjoy this exceptionally picturesque video snapshot of this incredibly difficult and magnificent hike!
Edit: this is video #126, not #136 as shown in the video! Must wear reading glasses when editing! Always! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️
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[@karenbergmann209]

Wow, wow, wow!!!! Belugas, water, trees, rocks. And a cabin to sleep in every night. That was a challenging trail. Glad you had Brenda with you. Don’t get worn out!

[@Womaninthewoods13]

It was amazing! And so nice to have good company, too. Thanks for watching, Karen! 😊🙏🏼💛✌🏼

[@billjohn2079]

Whales are magical in this. Great choice of Music.

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Thanks, Bill! 🥰🙏🏼✌🏼

[@PineMartyn]

These were surely the most beautiful vistas in any of your videos, and your videos are always full of beautiful views and scenery. I also found your musical choices for this video to be especially fitting. Keep up the good work. - Martin

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Hi, Martin! Nice to hear from you! I hope you’re having a great summer. Thanks for watching! And for the lovely comment! 😁🙏🏼💛✌🏼

[@campfire52]

A beautiful and very challenging hike. Very well done for you two to have completed it. Thank you for allowing us to tag along with you once again. See you on the next one.

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Merci beaucoup, Mister Campfire! 💛🙏🏼😊✌🏼

[@kenthomson8555]

Definitely a challenging hike as is evident from another beautiful taken video capturing all the different terrain and the scenery was just as spectacular.

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Nice to hear from you again, Ken! Thanks for watching, as always. 😊✌🏼

[@robertdeboer815]

Another amazing video, a perfect blend of all things beautiful. Thanks for doing the hard work for us.

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Not sure how I missed this comment! Thanks, Robert! Always great to hear from you! 😊🙏🏼✌🏼

[@ervinslens]

This is one outstanding video, gorgeously composed shots.🔥🔥

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Merci beaucoup, Ervin. 😊🙏🏼✌🏼

[@hikinganddrone]

What a hike! Everything is fantastic, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Thanks for watching! 😊🙏🏼✌🏼

[@lisarobertson7011]

what a beautiful spot!

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Right!? We have so much beauty in this massive country of ours. Thank you for watching!

[@jean-pierrecouture2604]

Just WOW ! Very interesting video, i'm becoming addick of what you show us every week . Merci beaucoup, vous avez beaucoup de talent.

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Merci beaucoup, Jean-Pierre! J’apprécie! Et ma prochaine vidéo je parle qu’en français!

[@jean-pierrecouture2604]

@@Womaninthewoods13 ah oui , super ! J'essaie de m'améliorer en anglais en vous écoutant mais c'est bien certain que je ne comprends pas tout. Ma fille étudie en traduction elle m'aide de temps en temps. Bien hâte à votre prochain vidéo.

[@Womaninthewoods13]

@@jean-pierrecouture2604 Et si je fais une faute, je vous en prie, dites-moi! 😁

[@bigcat880]

Great views as always!

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Merci, Monsieur Grand Chat! 😁🙏🏼💛✌🏼

[@wanderingstar1111]

I've somehow managed to get behind on your videos but I'm gonna catch up! This one had stunning views, the trail looked so difficult..but nice you had a cabin each night!

[@Womaninthewoods13]

It was really demanding (not day one but the rest, yes). The views, beluga whales and cabins were the perfect reward for each day’s tough hike. Thanks for watching, my dear! You’ve been putting up more videos lately which is great. Keep it up! 😁😁😁

[@jeffleblanc9968]

Awesome👍

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Have you been? It really was amazing!

[@jeffleblanc9968]

@@Womaninthewoods13 no just through your camera lens.

[@l2p58]

This place is amazing, thanks for the beautiful images, I usually don’t the same trail/trips twice but I might do this again so unique, beautiful and challenging.

[@Womaninthewoods13]

Ah! You’ve done it! Isn’t it wonderful? Did you stay in the refuges or did you camp? So you live in Québec?

[@l2p58]

Yes I live near Montreal, in the fjord I’ve used my tent it as been one of my favourite trail. I’ve just completed La traversée de Charlevoix (105km) last week in 5 days, 2 days and nights of rain. I ended up doing 36km in a day because I didn’t want to spend an afternoon at the coyote in the middle of the the forest with nothing to do. Thanks to your video I got an idea of what to expect. I did camp all the nights, I prefer my cosy Tarptent than smelly :) crowded refuges although my tent ended up smelly with all the rains. I’ve started up at 22lbs (was supposed to be 6/7days, so I’ve bringed to much food) and as the days goes by getting lighter and faster, I was supposed to read your book but was scared to be low on batteries at some point. I’ve really enjoyed this trail although the other half was a really woody/mossy experience.

[@Womaninthewoods13]

@@l2p58 Yes, the first half is definitely the more spectacular half, that’s for sure. The refuges are not smelly or dank whatsoever, just so you know! And there were only 3 of us at the time I went, though they have a capacity of 15. We were shocked it wasn’t more full. Were there many people on the trail when you did it?

[@l2p58]

@@Womaninthewoods13 just kidding about the refuges they were cleans and nice, we were around 10 hikers on the trail and because we get two days of rains we were quite soaked. Also some persons did only half the trail and I think others didn’t ended up because of feet and gears issues. On my last night I’ve meet a group of 8 women. I was surprised too that they were so much peoples in September.

[@beckymatthews6190]

What year did you hike this?

[@Womaninthewoods13]

I always include the date in the video as well as in the video description. It was Saturday, August 20th, 2022. ✌🏼

[@miketin6387]

ypu are better than this

[@Womaninthewoods13]

I am better than this? I don’t understand. Please explain!